Velcro cable ties are great...you can buy a 100 pack from the hardware store for $5. They work almost as well as regular zip ties, but they are velcro. The only disadvantage is it takes a few more seconds to wrap them and you might not get them as tight as zip ties. They even have a little loop on the end so you can fasten them to your cable. I use them on just about every cable in the house (usb cables, power cords, laptop power cables, etc.)
I think it depends on the industry. I have 7+ years of experience and there are some positions where the degree is still important (the financial industry is a prime example).
I went to GT for a BS and an MS. Could I have learned about 80% of what I learned there by getting some syllabus off the internet and hunkering down in my basement? Maybe. Would I have been motivated to do so? No, especially when I was 18. Would I have had a network of people around me for moral support and to answer questions? No. Would I have been in an environment which helped me stay focused and learn what I needed to? No. Were there times when I asked myself if it was worth it? A few. Would I have done it again? Absolutely. I have an awesome job and a great resume of education and employers and I really don't know what things would have been like if I had dropped out of high school. I am pretty sure I wouldn't be where I am now. I didn't have the wisdom or maturity when I was 18 that I do now.
Just a caveat: I was an instate resident and I got out of school without a single cent of debt.
I think most people who have been through college and are working in the field where they got their degree have no right to say anything against it. It's easy to deny one's reality in hindsight and talk about how things "could have been different" but we really won't ever know...when starting college most people are pretty "green", and that needs to be taken into account when thinking back on it as well. People are bitter right now because the job market sucks as well...imagine being in this job market without a degree at all. Yeah.
At first I disagreed because I use Blu-Ray discs all the time, but then I realized that the only reason I use Blu-Ray discs is because there is a lot more selection on Netflix for Blu-Ray compared to the available titles on demand from Nextflix. If the same movies were available for HD on demand I wouldn't be getting the discs either. It seems to me, though, that currently the publishers are doing a pretty good job of keeping Blu-Ray alive because of aforementioned availability compared to on-demand titles.
However when it comes to games, while it is convenient I don't think I would ever want to shell out $50 for a "virtual license" that I can't resell. And then there are those rare things that you always want to have on hand (for me, it's the Planet Earth series on blu-ray...only Blu-Ray movie that I own).
I would highly recommend Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. It's great science fiction and he piles on the science. In his novels some colonists actually live in lava tubes on Mars. I never get tired of reading those 3 books.
You know what sounded too good to be true 100 years ago? A hand held light bulb which could be powered for hours by a little cylinder the size of one's index finger.
In other words: it's call the advancement of technology.
I don't know how valid this technology is but I am not going to dismiss it just because "it sounds too good to be true"
It's an apples to oranges comparison. An eInk reader provides the following benefits:
-Reflected light display instead if emitted. This is a big deal. -Indefinite battery life as long as you don't turn the page. Under normal usage, the battery life is still very long. -A much better form factor and screen size for casual reading.
The price point is the real issue. It just costs too much for the little functionality it has. Of course, this is emerging technology so you always pay to play.
Being a lesbian doesnt mean that you automatically aren't going to have children. Maybe if you get your tubes tied they will be more inclined to help you out.
"Compared to what! Good grief, have you installed an IM client in the last 8 years? I use Miranda with a very minimal UI setup and Talk is about on par with that"
Compared to just about any other IM client out there? Have you ever seen an IM client that has your email at the top and then has your IM's tacked at the bottom so you have to scroll down to view them?
"Probably the same way other people have been since 1999."
OK genious, why don't you explain how you do this with DHTML only and without a timer firing off every 100ms.
Vonage tells you to put in your address and they will forward the 911 call to the nearest call center. Of course this doesn't work very well if you are using your voip phone from somwhere else...
At least not reasonably. There are too many different cases and uses to test. A large majority of web designers (even the best ones) only use a small portion of what CSS can really do. Making an acid test web page can be done, but it would be tens if not hundreds of pages to go through.
If you want to see what cool stuff people are doing with mini-ITX, check out http://www.mini-itx.com/.
Mini-ITX is a form factor where the board is 6.7"x6.7"
HCI is a very fast growing field. If you are interested in the more human side of computing, love UI development, and your future career goals are to remain technical, it is definitely something I would look into.
You will be surprised how many "MS level" jobs you find once you have your degree.:) Even if a job doesn't require it, it can definitely help if the MS is related to the job.
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Velcro cable ties are great...you can buy a 100 pack from the hardware store for $5. They work almost as well as regular zip ties, but they are velcro. The only disadvantage is it takes a few more seconds to wrap them and you might not get them as tight as zip ties. They even have a little loop on the end so you can fasten them to your cable. I use them on just about every cable in the house (usb cables, power cords, laptop power cables, etc.)
I think it depends on the industry. I have 7+ years of experience and there are some positions where the degree is still important (the financial industry is a prime example).
I went to GT for a BS and an MS. Could I have learned about 80% of what I learned there by getting some syllabus off the internet and hunkering down in my basement? Maybe. Would I have been motivated to do so? No, especially when I was 18. Would I have had a network of people around me for moral support and to answer questions? No. Would I have been in an environment which helped me stay focused and learn what I needed to? No. Were there times when I asked myself if it was worth it? A few. Would I have done it again? Absolutely. I have an awesome job and a great resume of education and employers and I really don't know what things would have been like if I had dropped out of high school. I am pretty sure I wouldn't be where I am now. I didn't have the wisdom or maturity when I was 18 that I do now.
Just a caveat: I was an instate resident and I got out of school without a single cent of debt.
I think most people who have been through college and are working in the field where they got their degree have no right to say anything against it. It's easy to deny one's reality in hindsight and talk about how things "could have been different" but we really won't ever know...when starting college most people are pretty "green", and that needs to be taken into account when thinking back on it as well. People are bitter right now because the job market sucks as well...imagine being in this job market without a degree at all. Yeah.
Well, Xbox and Xbox live is their brand and it affects their brand image. Sure, it's censorship but it's not an open platform like the PC.
At first I disagreed because I use Blu-Ray discs all the time, but then I realized that the only reason I use Blu-Ray discs is because there is a lot more selection on Netflix for Blu-Ray compared to the available titles on demand from Nextflix. If the same movies were available for HD on demand I wouldn't be getting the discs either. It seems to me, though, that currently the publishers are doing a pretty good job of keeping Blu-Ray alive because of aforementioned availability compared to on-demand titles. However when it comes to games, while it is convenient I don't think I would ever want to shell out $50 for a "virtual license" that I can't resell. And then there are those rare things that you always want to have on hand (for me, it's the Planet Earth series on blu-ray...only Blu-Ray movie that I own).
I would highly recommend Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. It's great science fiction and he piles on the science. In his novels some colonists actually live in lava tubes on Mars. I never get tired of reading those 3 books.
You know what sounded too good to be true 100 years ago? A hand held light bulb which could be powered for hours by a little cylinder the size of one's index finger. In other words: it's call the advancement of technology. I don't know how valid this technology is but I am not going to dismiss it just because "it sounds too good to be true"
His explanation is here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barack-obama/my-position-on-fisa_b_110789.html b Still BS though.
It's an apples to oranges comparison. An eInk reader provides the following benefits:
-Reflected light display instead if emitted. This is a big deal.
-Indefinite battery life as long as you don't turn the page. Under normal usage, the battery life is still very long.
-A much better form factor and screen size for casual reading.
The price point is the real issue. It just costs too much for the little functionality it has. Of course, this is emerging technology so you always pay to play.
Being a lesbian doesnt mean that you automatically aren't going to have children. Maybe if you get your tubes tied they will be more inclined to help you out.
"Compared to what! Good grief, have you installed an IM client in the last 8 years? I use Miranda with a very minimal UI setup and Talk is about on par with that" Compared to just about any other IM client out there? Have you ever seen an IM client that has your email at the top and then has your IM's tacked at the bottom so you have to scroll down to view them? "Probably the same way other people have been since 1999." OK genious, why don't you explain how you do this with DHTML only and without a timer firing off every 100ms.
If it's a java based client, yeah that's fine. Basic socket programming. But I had assumed it was DHTML just like the rest of gmail.
Has anyone even looked at the screenshots? The UI is cluttered and confusing. On top of that how do they PUSH new IMs to you in a web-based client?
AOL has had an AJAX based webmail out for months now. And it seems pretty good. But nobody seems to notice...
Vonage tells you to put in your address and they will forward the 911 call to the nearest call center. Of course this doesn't work very well if you are using your voip phone from somwhere else...
At least not reasonably. There are too many different cases and uses to test. A large majority of web designers (even the best ones) only use a small portion of what CSS can really do. Making an acid test web page can be done, but it would be tens if not hundreds of pages to go through.
If you want to see what cool stuff people are doing with mini-ITX, check out http://www.mini-itx.com/. Mini-ITX is a form factor where the board is 6.7"x6.7"
HCI is a very fast growing field. If you are interested in the more human side of computing, love UI development, and your future career goals are to remain technical, it is definitely something I would look into. You will be surprised how many "MS level" jobs you find once you have your degree. :) Even if a job doesn't require it, it can definitely help if the MS is related to the job.